21 Chicago-based tattoo artists you need to follow on Instagram

Whether you’re covered in tats or are totally ink-free, everyone loves gawking at impressive tattoo art. Chicago is stocked with supremely talented tattoo artists, specializing in everything from dog portraits to Chicago pride tats to abstract art. Pick up inspiration for your next piece of body art with these 21 Chicago artists’ Instagram accounts. It doesn’t hurt just to look, right?

And while you’re at it, follow our favorite Chicago bartenders, chefs and pets on Instagram.

Stephanie Brown — Butterfat Studios

A post shared by Stephanie Brown (@feralcatbox) on Jun 25, 2017 at 3:10pm PDT

Esther Garcia — Butterfat Studios

A post shared by Esther Garcia (@butterstinker) on Feb 10, 2017 at 11:46am PST

Harlan Thompson — Pioneer Tattoo

A post shared by Harlan Thompson (@harlan22) on Nov 17, 2016 at 6:03am PST

Ryan Flaherty — Pioneer Tattoo

A post shared by Ryan Flaherty (@ryanflaherty) on May 14, 2017 at 12:54pm PDT

Cassandra Knox — Deluxe Tattoo

A post shared by Cassandra Knox (@cknoxtattoo) on Jun 10, 2017 at 8:15am PDT

Jim Little — Deluxe Tattoo

A post shared by Jim Little (@jimlittle) on Jun 22, 2017 at 9:37am PDT

David Allen — Pioneer Tattoo

A post shared by David Allen (@davidallen) on Aug 14, 2017 at 9:54am PDT

Daniel Tipton — Family Tattoo

A post shared by Daniel Tipton (@danielpatricktattooer) on Jun 12, 2017 at 11:13am PDT

Erik Gillespie — Great Lakes Tattoo

A post shared by Erik Gillespie (@erik_gillespie) on May 16, 2017 at 6:38pm PDT

Matt “Beatdown” Ziolko — Great Lakes Tattoo

A post shared by beatdown (@beatdown) on Feb 11, 2017 at 7:57am PST

Nick Colella — Great Lakes Tattoo

A post shared by Nick Colella (@nickcolella) on Jul 29, 2017 at 3:07pm PDT

Jacob Kearney — Metamorph Studios

A post shared by Jacob Kearney (@jacobkearney) on Mar 24, 2017 at 6:18pm PDT

Hannah Steele — Metamorph Studios

A post shared by Hannah Steele (@hannahsteeleart) on Jul 3, 2016 at 8:29am PDT

Julia Campione — Speakeasy Custom Tattoo

A post shared by 🌱 (@juliacampione) on Jul 22, 2017 at 4:16pm PDT

Jennifer Trok — Speakeasy Custom Tattoo

A post shared by 🖤🔹✨JENNIFER TROK🌙🔹🖤 (@jennifertroktattoos) on Jun 2, 2017 at 6:38am PDT

Stephanie White — Deluxe Tattoo

A post shared by stephanie (@stephanietattoos) on Jul 7, 2017 at 1:38pm PDT

Kevin Leary — Great Lakes Tattoo

A post shared by Kevin Leary (@kevinlearytattoo) on Jul 18, 2017 at 11:28am PDT

Troy Taylor — Deluxe Tattoo

A post shared by Troy Taylor (@troytaylor) on Aug 4, 2017 at 5:16pm PDT

David Mendieta — Speakeasy Custom Tattoo

A post shared by David Mendieta Tattoo (@dmendieta) on Jul 21, 2017 at 1:13pm PDT

Mario Desa — Great Lakes Tattoo

A post shared by Mario Desa (@mariodesa) on Jul 26, 2017 at 7:11am PDT

Dustin Golden — Deluxe Tattoo

A post shared by DUSTIN GOLDEN (@dminus12) on May 14, 2017 at 2:11pm PDT

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